The National tribune., 1887-10-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.



A great liberal demonstration was held az
Templecombe, DOrsetshire, Saturday. Twenty
thousand people were present. Mr.. John Nor
lev was the chief speaker. The meeting was
full of enthusiasm aud was the largest ever
held by the liberals of the South OF England.
The coming conference between Prince
Bismarck and Signor Crisp the Italian Prime
Minister is regarded as of supreme importance.
1t has especial reference TO renewal OF the
military convention between Italy, Austria
and Germany. Signor Crispi has already prom
Used his support 20 the movement for an ex-
tension OF the convention. The discussion of
the matter is the first object of the interview
and is hailed as an effective assurance OF
peace for many months TO come. Another
question OF special interest 10 the Italian Gov
ernment will be the negotiations with the Vat
lean on the terms OF a reconciliation. A note was
sent on Friday by Cardinal Rampola, Papal
Secretary of State, to all the papal nuncios
instructing them 90 keep the question alive by
every means in their power. Signor Crispi
will remain three days with Prince Bismarck,
and will aitcrward go TO Vienna TO meet
Count KalnoLy. The interviews arc diplo-
matte successes of Prince Bismarck, and must
gall the French and Russian Governments.-
According 10 the last news from the Upper
Congo Stanley was pushing forward, and the
only difficulties he pet with were the natural
obstacles of the country.
OBITUARY.
Gen. Featheringill, of Spain, has recently
died, leaving Sl.000,000 TO American heirs.
He was born in Kentucky, but after rowing
life as young man enlisted in the Spanish
army, and rose to brigade rank.--ThOmas A.
Armstrong, editor and proprietorof the Pitts
burg National Labor Tribune the leading labor
journal of the country. died Saturday. 1t 1852
he was the Gubernatorial candidate of the labor
party in Pennsylvania, and polled the largest
vote ever given a labor candidatc.-August
Etoepel, the composer Of lG operas died of hem
orrhage of the brain in New York Saturday.
lie had just completed the music for the IL
bertto furnished by Mr.. Knox, of the TeTas
SlfiAgs. Mr.. Stoepel was born in Berlin. lie
was orchestra leader for Wallack for many
years and while there married Matilda Heron.
The actress known as BUou Heron is their
daughter
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A stage near Ballinger, Tex, was halted bya
single highwayman, who secured $1,000 from
the passengers. He encased the passengers
heads in long oil-cOth caps prior TO robbing
then. When the stage from Ballinger came
along he held it up and got more plumber. Not
a single passenger on either stage had a weapon.
in a fire Ia q cheap lOdging-hOuse i'm De-
troit, Saturday morning, an unknown man and
q man named Stroh were burned TO death and
q man named Charles Peterson was probably
were sufI0cated and 10 others overcome with
gas Saturday in the Bart Colliery. at Ashland,
Pa.--Iwo aged ladies, Mrs. Susan Bell and
hor siSter-in-aw, Mrs. Z. w. Henderson, were
killed near Columbus, o.. Friday evening by
train while crossing the railroad track in
buggy.-Patrick Duone, aged il years, and
Dennis Norton, aged 49, while berrying in
piece of woods on the outskirts of Elizabeth, n.
j., Sunday, were shot by two hunters. Duone
viii die, and Nort0n's injuries are serious
Mrs. w. w. Moolsey, wife of a wealthy planter
of Aiken. s. c.. fell from third-story window
OF DR. Spier's medical institute in Brooklyn, N.
y, Sunday, and died few hours latcr.-At
Greenyille, Tenn, Saturday, w. T. T. Milburn,
member of the Legislature. shot and killed
young man named William Ward. The trouble
grew out of q speech made by Milburn, in
which he charged that Wards mother was
whisky seller and jal-bird Ward threatened
10 kill Milburn, aud meeting him Saturday
called Mllburn liar, whereupon Milburn shot
him.
MISCELLANEOUS
Phoebe w. oozzens, the first female Marshal
IN the history of the United States, was in
stalled ia Office at ST. Louis last week. When
she had taken the oath of Office Justice Miller
complimenied her with the expressed wish
that she would not be required 20 hang any
body during her term of office-The Belle
Vue National Bank of Bellevue, o., always
cODsde cred a safe and strong institution made
an assignment last week. The decision of a
heavy suit against the bank caused its failure
The liabilities are 100000, but il is stated that
the depOsitOrs are fully secured.-A great
sensation has been occasioned at Point Pleasant,
Viva. by the finding Of the skeletons Of four
human beings, evidently men, ia the bottom Of
an old well a few miles from the town. The
well Is situated on what is locally known as
the old McCandless farm where generation
ago public house was kept. There have been
for many years stories current among the old
inhabitants of the mysterious disappearance Of
travellers at the old tayern.-At a largely
attended meeting Of the Massachusetts Reform
Cub ia Boston Saturday q resolution was
adopted pledging 10 the President OF the United
States cordial aid in supporting the dignity,
Independence and fidelity TO civil -sclgice re-
form OF the leading Federal officers of Boston
TIC Collector aud the Postmaster - The
United States revenue cutter Bear arrived at
San Francisco from Alaska Saturday. She ar
rived at Ounalaska from ST. Michaels Aug "a,
aud gave Frank Fuller, the murderer Of Arch
bishop Scghers, into the custody Of the United
States Marshal. On the same date the Bear
seized the British sealing schooner Ada with
1900 skins, aud the American schooner Allie
Alger, with LOGO skins, and few DAYS later
tho American gphanner Handau with 1 rnn